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coxa

/ˈkɑksə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
coxa
IPA
/ˈkɑksə/
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Latin coxalbor. English coxa Learned borrowing from Latin coxa, from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Doublet of cuisse.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑksə/
  • British English: /ˈkɒksə/

Inflected Forms

coxae (plural)

Derived Forms

coxalgia coxapodite coxarthrosis coxite coxitis coxopleural coxosternite forecoxa mesocoxa praecoxa precoxa procoxa

Phrases

coxa valga coxa vara

Frequently Paired Words

coxal coxa valga coxa vara

Synonyms

coxopodite hip hip joint articulatio coxae

Rhymes With

doxa moxa

Questions

How do you pronounce coxa?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑksə/.
What does coxa mean?
The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
Where does coxa come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Latin coxalbor. English coxa Learned borrowing from Latin coxa, from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Doublet of cuisse.

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